Baling-press



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BALING PRESS.

No. 476,954. Patented June 14, 1892.

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No. 476,954. Patented June 14, 1.892.

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Patented June 14, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY DEI'lZ, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

BALlN G-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 476,954, dated June 14, 1892.

Application filed June 18, 1891.

of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baling-Presses; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,

and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in baling-presses, and more particularly to the power or propelling mechanism for actuating the plunger.

The object of the invention is to produce a baling-press of simple and economical construction, reliable, durable, and thoroughly practicable in use, a mechanism consisting of comparatively few parts and those not liable to disarrangement, thus reducing the cost of repair to a minimum.

The invention will be fully understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein is illustrated an embodiment of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a top or plan view of the propelling mechanism or power. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the power. Figs. 3 and i are plan views, 011 a reduced scale, illustrating the elements of the power in different relative positions. Figs. 5 and 6 are details of construction. Fig. 7 is an elevation of the rear portion of the baling-chamber. Fig. 8 is a vertical section showing the interior of one side of the same, and Fig. 9 is a cross-section showing the bottom. Figs. 10 and 11 are a side and front View, respectively, on an enlarged scale, of one of the stationary retainers with which the baling-chamber is provided. Fig. 12 is a plan View, on a small scale, of my improved baling-press.

Similar reference characters illustrate corresponding parts in the several views.

Let the numeral 5 designate the bed-plate resting upon the connecting-bar 6, extending from the power to the baling-chamber. Supported by and journaled within a sleeve or Serial No. 396,770. (No model.)

hub 7, made fast to the bed-plate, is a vertical The mechanism composed of parts 10, 15, 16,

and 17 is for use when power is applied from a stationary motor. In this case a belt leads from the motor to pulley 17 The arm 9 rests upon and is supported by the sleeve 7, the upper extremity of which engages the central portion of the arm which rotates about the sleeve.

Journaled within the arm 9 and projecting from the lower surface thereof are four antifrictional bearings, preferably rollers, and shown in the drawings as such. Two of these rollers are located on each side of the sleeve or hub and in the same relative positions. The two outer rollers, or those farthest from the huh, I designate as 20 and the two inner rollers as 25. The mannerof supporting and pivoting these rollers is indicated in Fig. 6, in which 21 is a pin, made fast in the arm and projecting sufficiently below the same to receive the roller, which is recessed at the bottom, as shown at 23, to receive the retaininghead 26 of the pin, and at the top to form an oil-cup 22, into which projects a counterpart enlargement 2i.

Pivoted to the bed-plate at 30 and lying in a horizontal plane below that of the rotating arm is a curved oscillating arm 35, provided with a curved track 40 on its upper surface and pivoted at its outer end to one extremity of the pitman 45. To the rotating arm are secured two pair of sweeps or lever-arms 50, projecting in opposite directions for use in operating the mechanism by horse -power. Each pair of sweeps is designed for a team. If but one team is needed, only one pair of sweeps will be necessary.

The bed-plate is provided with a resilient butter 1, which engages the reciprocating arm when at its backward limit of movement, being adapted to relieve the parts of all concussweeps being directly attached thereto, while in the other case the same arm is rotated through the medium of the pinion, bevel-gear, and vertical shaft. Assuming that the parts of the mechanism are in the relative position illustrated in Fig. 1, as arm 9 is rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow the roller on one extremity of the rotating arm engages the inner extremity of track 40 on the oscillating arm and moves arm 35 forward to the position shown in Fig.5, when the pitman is at its forward limit of movement and roller 20 leaves its track. Roller on the opposite side of the hub now engages the inner extremity of track 40, which is now forward of the pivotal point of the oscillating arm and reverses the movement of said arm, forcing it backward to its original position in contact with the buffer 4. The position of the parts when arm has completed about half of the return or reverse movement is shown in Fig. 4. As soon as.

the oscillating arm is returned to its original position track is engaged by the roller 20 on the extremity of the rotating arm opposite from that on which the roller first engaging said track is located and the forward movement of the arm is repeated, after which arm 35 is returned by the action of the other roller 25, as before described. The advantages of this construction will be readily observed. WVhen roller 20 first engages its track, the point of contact is near the pivot of the oscillating arm and the movement of the plunger or pitman is most rapid, while as the roller travels toward the outer extremity of the track and moves away from the pivot 30 the speed of the pitman diminishes, while the leverage or power increases. This operation of the parts corresponds with the requirements of a mechanism of this class, since when the pitman begins the forward movement the plunger meets with comparatively little resistance or has little work to do. Hence it should move rapidly. However, as the plunger meets with increased resistance as it travels toward its forward limit of movement it should move more slowly and be impelled with a corresponding increase of leverage or power advantage,which is in accordance with the facts. Again, in returning the pitman and oscillating arm from the forward to the backward limit of movementthe roller 25 engages the track 40 at its inner extremity and near the pivot 30 and remains at about the same point of engagement during the entire reverse movement, which is therefore accomplished very quickly, which is as it should be, as there is no work to be done, except to overcome thegravity and normal friction of the parts.

In order to reduce to a minimum the natural recoil of the material against the plunger when the same has reached its forward limit of, movement, I have provided the baling-chamber with stationary retaining-teeth A, projecting from the sides and bottom of the chamber forward of the ordinai-y movable retainers B and just in advance of the plunger when at its forward limit of movement. These stationary retaining-teeth perform an office which it is impossible for the movable teeth B to accomplish, since the material baled acts upon the plunger before it can move backward sufficiently to permit the movable retainers to check the recoil action. These stationary teeth are illustrated in Figs. 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11, and,so far as known to me, are a novel feature in a baling-chamber.

Having thus described my invention,what

' I claim is- 1. In a mechanical power, the combination, with a base-plate, of an arm centrally pivoted and mounted upon said plate and provided with anti-friction al depending bearings, a pitman, and an oscillating arm 35, pivoted to the base-plate at one extremity and to the pitman at the opposite extremity, arm 35 being provided with atrack formed upon its uppersurface, whereby as arm 9 rotates its bearings engage said track and impart to arm 35 an oscillating movement, substantially as described.

2. In a mechanical power, the combination, with abase-plate, of arot'ating arm 9, provided with four depending anti-frictional bearings, two on each side of the axis, a pitman, an oscillating arm 35, provided with a track onits upper surface, arm 35 being pivoted to the base-plate atone extremity and to the pitman at the opposite extremity, whereby as arm 9 rotates two of its bearings alternately engage the track of arm 35 and give said arm its forward movement, While the other bearings alternately engage said track and give the arm its reverse movement, substantially as described.

3. In a mechanical power, the combination of abase-plate, arotating arm 9, pivoted thereon and provided with four depending rollers, a pitman, an oscillating arm 35, provided with a curved track on its upper surface and pivoted to the base at one extremity and to the pitman at the opposite extremity, whereby as the arm 9 rotates two of its rollers alternately engage the track of arm 35 and give said arm its forward movement, while the other two alternately engage the track and give the arm its backward movement, substantially as described.

4. In a mechanical power, the. combination of a base-plate 5, a rotating arm having four depending rollers, two outer rollers 20 and two inner rollers 25, there being a space be tween each roller 20 and its adjacent roller 25, a pitman, an oscillating arm provided with a curved track L on its upper surface and pivoted at one extremity to plate and at the opposite extremity to the pitman, whereby as arm 9 rotates rollers alternately engage track 40 and move it forward comparatively slowly, while rollers engage the same track and move the arm backward correspondingly quickly, substantially as described.

5. In a mechanical power, the combination, with a pitman and a base-plate, of an arm 35, pivoted to the pitman at one extremity and to the base-plate at the opposite extremity, and a rotating arm provided with depending bearings adapted to engage arm and give both its forward and backward movement, substantially as described.

6. In a mechanical power, the combination, with a plunger, a pitman, and a base-plate, of an oscillating arm 35, pivoted to the baseplate and to the pitman,and arotating arm 9, engaging the oscillating arm and moving the same both forward and backward, the rela tion of arms 9 and 35 being such that their respective planes of rotation and oscillation are parallel or approximately parallel, substantially as described.

7. In amechanical movement, the combination, with a pitman and a base-plate, of an oscillating arm 35, pivoted to the base-plate and to the pitman, and a rotating arm moving in a plane parallel or approximately parallel with the plane of oscillation of arm 35, the rotating arm being provided with bearings adapt ed to engage the oscillating arm and give both its forward and backward movement, substantially as described.

8. In a baling-press, the combination, with the plunger, of a pitman, an oscillating arm 35, connected with the pitman, anda rotating arm provided with four anti-frictional depending bearings adapted to engage arm 35 and impart an oscillating movement thereto, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY DEITZ. Witnesses:

WM. MoCoNNELL, G. J. ROLLANDET. 

